Manager - Supply Chain Management

Tata Communications; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Communications is seeking a Category Buyer to plan and oversee procurement sourcing for Network, IT, Infra and Mobility services. You will drive sourcing initiatives, manage end-to-end negotiations, and maintain vendor relationships to deliver savings and risk controls.

Responsibilities include managing RFI/RFP processes, supplier selection, contract implementation and ensuring compliance with procurement policies across projects and operations in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or business or equivalent.
• 7-12 years in supply chain or material management roles.
• Demonstrated history of applying sourcing levers to deliver cost savings (Services, IT, Networks, Managed Services).
• Knowledge of supply chain regulation and compliances.

Responsibilities

• Review procurement volumes by vendor and product class, identify opportunities for rate/ frame contracts.
• Engage with internal user teams for requirements of new projects or operations.
• Collaborate with demand and delivery managers to ensure clarity of specifications and SLAs.
• Manage procurement negotiations, order processing and maintaining supply of required services.
• Ensure vendor compliance to Supply Management Policy and Procedures.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Vendor relationship management

Sourcing strategy

Project management

Change management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or business

Bachelor’s degree (any)

CIPS / CPSM certifications

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

MS PowerPoint

SAP / ERP systems

e-Sourcing platforms

Job description

About The Company

Tata Communications Redefines Connectivity with Innovation and IntelligenceDriving the next level of intelligence powered by Cloud, Mobility, Internet of Things, Collaboration, Security, Media services and Network services, we at Tata Communications are envisaging a New World of Communications

About The Company

Tata Communications Redefines Connectivity with Innovation and IntelligenceDriving the next level of intelligence powered by Cloud, Mobility, Internet of Things, Collaboration, Security, Media services and Network services, we at Tata Communications are envisaging a New World of Communications

Broad outline of the Role

• The Category Buyer is responsible for assisting the team in planning and overseeing all Procurement sourcing activities

Will be responsible for service procurement for Network & IT Procurement, Infra & Mobility and driving various sourcing initiatives to deliver targeted benefits to the business.

Will be responsible for managing end-to-end procurement negotiations, order processing and maintaining the supply of required services.

Will be responsible for Vendor contract negotiation in line with customer contract.

Will need to engage with internal user teams to understand of new projects / operations requirements and deals.

Would need to plan, manage, and maintain strategic vendor relationships and conduct negotiations of major procurement deals.

Would need to achieve the required level of category performance objectives (aligned with overall SCM objectives) set by the Category Lead - Services and also ensure that daily operations are at par with practices prevailing in the market.

Would need to assess supply and commercial risks and develop mitigation strategies.

Will be responsible for adherence to Annual Procurement Plan, achieving objectives of savings and business velocity.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor™s Degree in engineering or business or equivalent qualification
• 7-12 years of experience in supply chain or material management roles
• Any Bachelor’s Degree. preferred.
• Demonstrated history of applying sourcing levers to deliver cost savings to the organization in areas related to Services, IT, Networks, Managed Services, Services & Infra Procurement etc.
• Organizational effectiveness, project and change management
• Knowledge of supply chain regulation and compliances
• Strong skills in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint and in finance (ERP) systems, preferably SAP
• Experience on working with e-Sourcing platforms
• Experience in developing category strategies, and executing strategic sourcing exercises.
• Certifications like CIPS / CPSM

Other Knowledge & Skills

• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills with a proven ability to create and maintain positive working relationships with vendors, suppliers, shippers, and customers.
• Expertise in Service procurement before on-boarding vendor.
• Expertise in contracting management and ensuring risk coverage in contract.

Key Responsibilities

• Review procurement volumes by vendor and product class or type, thereby, identify areas for Rate Contracts or Frame Contracts, and finalize the same.
• Engage with internal user teams for understanding requirements of new projects or Operations requirements and deals.
• Collaborate with key persons including demand and delivery manager to ensure clarity of specifications and SLAs.
• Managing sourcing and procurement
• Work with vendors or Planning team
• to expedite deliveries and support delivery related challenges.
• Review logistics to make sure they run smoothly.
• Review supply chain inventory and records
• Analyze data from delivery processes to find bottlenecks and other issues.
• Manage procurement negotiations, order processing and maintaining the supply of required services.
• Ensure vendor compliance to Supply Management Policy and ProceduresSupplier Negotiation
• Manage the end to end RFI, RFP/RFQ processes, with support from Operations
• Develop evaluation criteria, and evaluate tender responses for Service
• Negotiate contracts with suppliers & customer (liaise with legal team)
• Implement negotiated contracts and monitor contractual compliance
• Comply with the Procurement and Supply Chain policies and procedures

Order Processing and Review

• Action all incoming orders, ensuring that PO placement is prioritized in relation to urgency of request and delivery times and to ensure adherence to Procurement Service Levels on order turnaround and order accuracy
• Monitor on-time delivery against all open Purchase Orders to ensure correct dating and receipting of orders
• Build and maintain effective business relationships with internal stakeholders (e.g., users)

Supplier Relationships

• Provide input to supplier performance reviews in conjunction with internal stakeholders and the Vendor, compile data and information on performance to support the reviews, attend the review meetings and manage actions relating to day to day performance of suppliers
• Review requests for new suppliers and recommend their approval to the Services Lead if the supplier is financially, ethically and commercially sound and there is a valid reason for introducing a new supplier in line with the new supplier approval process
• Provide support to the Service Lead - Services in general for on-boarding of new supplier